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第1页共36页1SomethingwonderfulinadisasterOnMay27,1995,ourlifewassuddenlychanged．Ithappenedafewminutespastthree,whenmyhusband,Chris,fellfromhishorseasitjumpedoverafence．Chriswasparalyzedfromthechestdown,unabletobreathenormally．Ashewasthrownfromhishorse,weenteredintoalifeofconveniencewithlotsofunexpectedchallenges．Wewentfromthehavestothe“have-nots．Orsowethought.Yetwhatwediscoveredlaterwereallthegiftsthatcameoutofsharingdifficulties．Wecametolearnthatsomethingwonderfulcouldhappeninadisaster．AllovertheworldpeoplecaredforChrissomuchthatlettersandpostcardspouredineveryday．BytheendofthethirdweekinamedicalcenterinVirginia,about35,000piecesofmailhadbeenreceivedandsorted.Asafamily,weopenedletterafterletter．Theygaveuscomfortandbecameasourceofstrengthforus．Weusedthemtoencourageourselves．IwouldgotothepileoflettersmarkedwithFunnyifweneededalaugh,ortotheDisabledboxtofindadvicefrompeopleinwheelchairsoreveninbedlivinghappilyandsuccessfully.Theseletters,werealized,hadtobeshared．Andsohereweofferoneofthemtoyou.DearChris,MyhusbandandIweresosorrytohearofyourridingaccidentlastweek．Nodoubtyourfamilyandyourfriendsaregivingyouthestrengthtofacethistechnicalchallenge．Peopleeverywherearealsogivingyoubestwisheseverydayandweareamongthosewhoarekeepingyoualive.YoursSincerely,NancyReagan一、生词注解1.paralyzed['pærəlaizd]adj.瘫痪的，麻痹的2.chest[tʃest]n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱3.challenge[ˈtʃælindʒ]n挑战；质问4.pour[pɔ:r]vt.灌，倒，注vi.倾泻，流出5.pile[pail]n.一堆，一叠v.堆积6.technical[ˈteknikəl]a.技术的，工艺的二、词汇拓展1.doubt【导学】1)n.怀疑，疑惑，不相信;havenodoubtthat…毫不怀疑，毫无疑心there'snodoubtthat…这毫无疑问....withoutdoubt无疑地，确实地；2)vt.怀疑，不信任Idon’tdoubtthat…我毫不怀疑…Idoubtwhether/if…我怀疑…第2页共36页【例句】1)HeiswithoutdoubttheclevereststudentI'veevertaught.他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。2)Ihavenodoubtthathewillturnupontime.我确信他会准时到来。3)ThereisnodoubtthattheoperawillbeperformedintheBeijingForbiddenCitythismonth.这台歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。4)Idon'tdoubtthathewillwin.我不怀疑他会赢.5)Idoubtif/whetherhewillwin.我怀疑他能否赢。【随练】1)毫无疑问，他是称霸日本的高尔夫球手。(withoutdoubt/golfer)____________________________________________________.2)我怀疑我们是否能够按时到达。(Idoubtwhether/if…)____________________________________________________.3)毫无疑问，学生应当养成良好的习惯。（thereisnodoubtthat…）____________________________________________________.2.alive【导学】1)adj.活着的;现存的catchsb.alive活捉…2)adj.热闹的;充满的bealivewith…充满着…【例句】1)Theinjuredmanisunconsciousbutstillalive.受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。2)Thetownwasalivewithrumors.镇上谣言四起。【随练】1)当他到达时，城里非常热闹。(alive)____________________________________________________.2)这名逃犯是上周五夜里被活捉的。（theconvictatlarge/catch…alive）____________________________________________________.三、短语辨析：1.carefor【辨析】carefor和careaboutcarefor多表示“照顾”，“喜欢”careabout多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心”【例句】1)Shedoesn’tcareforthatcolour．她不喜欢那种颜色。2)Hespentyearscaringforhissickmother．第3页共36页他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。3)Don'tyoucareaboutthiscountry'sfuture?难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?【随练】1)我不计较价钱，只要车很好用就行了。(careabout)____________________________________________________.2)你要喝咖啡还是喝茶?(carefor)____________________________________________________.2.bytheendof【辨析】bytheendof,intheend,attheend和onendbytheend到……为止intheend最后，结果attheend终了时onend连续地【例句】1)Heworksthreedaysonend.他连续工作了三天。2)Attheendofthestreetyou'llfindit.到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。3)Ifyouperseverewithwork,you'llsucceedintheend.你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。【随练】1)一连好几天连续下雨。（onend）____________________________________________________.2)会议结束时他做了一个令人兴奋的演讲。（attheendof）____________________________________________________.四、语法点拨【例句】1.AllovertheworldpeoplecaredforChrissomuchthatlettersandpostcardspouredineveryday．【归纳】so…that…引导结果状语从句，表示“如此…以致…”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，如：Thisbookissointerestingthateveryonewantstoreadit.这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。==Sointerestingisthebookthateveryonewantstoreadit.注意：sothat…通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便…”,如：Theygotupearlysothattheycouldcatchtheearlybus.为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。2.IwouldgotothepileoflettersmarkedwithFunnyifweneededalaugh.【归纳】thepileoflettersmarkedwith…其中markedwith为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从句thatweremarkedwith…。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别：boiledwater开水boilingwater正沸腾的水developedcountries发展的国家developingcountries发展中国家fallenleaves落叶fallingleaves正在飘落的叶子第4页共36页changedcondition改变了的情况changingcondition变化着的情况【随练】1)Sayslowly_______________________（好让我听明白）。.2）__________________________（多数被邀请来参加聚会的学生）camefromourschool.参考答案:二、词汇拓展【随连】1.1)Heis,withoutdoubt,thegreatestgolferinJapan.2)Idoubtifwecanarriveontime.3)There'snodoubtthatstudentsshoulddevelopgoodhabits.2.1)Thecitywasallalivewhenhearrived.2)TheconvictatlargewascaughtaliveonthenightoflastFriday.三、短语辨析：【随连】1.1)Idon'tcareabouttheprice,solongasthecarisingoodcondition.2)Wouldyoucareforcoffeeortea?2.1)Ithasbeenrainingfordaysonend.2)Hemadeanthrillingspeechattheendofthemeeting.四、语法点拨【随连】1.sothatIcanunderstandyou2.Mostofthestudentsinvitedtotheparty2AwaytobewithcustomersInthesummervacationof1997,Iwasfixedwithajob.Iworkedasa(n)assistantatMr.Breen’sfruitshop.Thefruitshopdidgoodbusiness.Mostofthetradecamefromthehousewiveswholivedintheneighbourhood,buthealsohadregularcustomerswhoarrivedoutsidetheshopincars.MrBreenknewthemallbynameandtheysometimesevenhadtheirorderalreadymadeup,alwaysgettingmetocarryitouttotheircar.Theywereclearlylong-standingcustomers,andIsu